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What’s coming in August?Some information came today explaining what will be coming from Canon in the month of August. Currently it sounds like 3 different announcement dates for various Canon imaging products.

First up?

Printers
We’re told that we should see new ImagePROGRAF printers sometime very soon, possibly next week.

PowerShot
New PowerShot cameras at the end of August is almost a given. I am told we’ll get a true replacement to the G12. The G1X was never really meant to replace the lower end cousin. I am also told we’ll see a small camera with an f/1.9 lens. There was no mention of specifications for either camera.

I also expect a new superzoom or two for the PowerShot lineup.

EOS MI find this a bit unlikely, but it was also mentioned we’ll see a second EOS-M camera announced in the fall, probably not before Photokina though. It would be the “pro” model. I’m confident one is coming, I’m just not sure it’s coming that soon.

A new wide angle zoom lensA new wide angle zoom for EF should be announced before Photokina in September. Could it be the long awaited EF 14-24?

EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4xThere are tons of these lenses in London currently, I expect an announcement this fall and pretty fast availability.

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Since I bought a 16-35mm L last week, the new lens will almost certainly appear.I'd like to see a G12 replacement with 1" sensor, but thats unlikely, since the price would jump to that of the RS100 / G1X.I've been waiting for something that would be a significant advance over my G11, and still be usable with my large fingers. A 3 inch touch screen would be a big benefit for me. I tried a T4i the other day, and I can operate the touch screen much better than the tiny controls.

Since I bought a 16-35mm L last week, the new lens will almost certainly appear.

I wouldnt be mad about it if I were you. Even IF there will be announcement for 14-24 f/2.8 L I doubt it will be availabe right away. Maybe next year, maybe even next august. We have learned that lesson with super teles and 1D-X. 24-70 f/2.8 L II availability has been pushed too, couple of times.

Nobody should be beating themselves up over a 16-35mm L purchase; dollars to donuts it's going to be like the EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM and be both overly expensive and drive the price of the older model up briefly after announcement.

Canon's definition of small typically would be the S100 size camera which is due for replacement the next couple of months. Typically it is announced around this time. Given all the changes in this class, going from a f/2.0 to a f/1.9 would make sense.

Nobody should be beating themselves up over a 16-35mm L purchase; dollars to donuts it's going to be like the EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM and be both overly expensive and drive the price of the older model up briefly after announcement.

I find this a bit unlikely, but it was also mentioned we’ll see a second EOS-M camera announced in the fall, probably not before Photokina though. It would be the “pro” model. I’m confident one is coming, I’m just not sure it’s coming that soon.